SACRAMENTO – (INT) - Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez (R-Temecula) confirmed to Breitbart News that she has been removed from her position as Vice Chair of the Assembly Insurance Committee.

In addition, she and her staff were being relocated to a new office - the smallest in the Capitol, referred to as the "dog house."

The punitive actions were taken at the behest of Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes (R-Yucca Valley) in response to Melendez's public opposition to Mayes' position on Gov. Jerry Brown's cap-and-trade extension.